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Driver’s Licenses * USA - Plan to issue they to illegal immigrants, under fire in New York
A controversial plan by the New York governor to offer driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants drew debate this week
New York,NY,USA -The New York Times/Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -October 17, 2007: -- ... In Senate committee hearings Monday, Oct. 15, testimony was offered on the new Department of Motor Vehicles policy that would allow people without Social Security numbers to provide a passport to receive a driver’s license. The plan is scheduled to be fully implemented by next spring... Republicans and others have berated the $1.4 million plan because of concern that it could hurt the state’s security and remove a barrier for a terrorist attack. They also said the policy would, in effect, condone breaking immigration laws... Gov. Eliot Spitzer, a Democrat, said the new system would make the state more secure. It also would help account for illegal immigrants who obtain licenses and insurance as well as improve traffic safety and lower insurance costs, he told...
* West Virginia, California drivers could see changes to license renewals
USA -Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -October 18, 2007: -- An interim legislative panel in West Virginia has its eyes on drivers in the state and is considering requiring them to take a vision test before getting their licenses renewed... The committee voted in favor of drafting a bill that would ensure that drivers’ eyesight is adequate for them to safely be on the road... People who fail to pass a vision screening would be required to get glasses or contacts or update their corrective lens prescriptions before getting their licenses renewed... In California, the state is looking into whether more extensive tests should be used to evaluate a driver’s memory, reflexes and vision and to identify people who shouldn’t be behind the wheel... It still could be years before the tests carried out by the California Department of Motor Vehicles take effect. The agency expects to reach preliminary conclusions by 2010 from a pilot program now under way and report to state lawmakers the following year, the Los Angeles Times reported... As a result, the earliest that drivers in California could face any of the new tests would be 2012...
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